The Eco-Home Design Guide : Principles and Practice for New-Build and Retrofit. Christopher Day
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Author: Christopher Day
Number of Pages: 256 pages
Published Date: 01 Feb 2016
Publisher: GREEN BOOKS
Publication Country: Totnes, United Kingdom
Language: English
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780857843043
Download Link: The Eco-Home Design Guide Principles and Practice for New-Build and Retrofit
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Designing an eco home is much more about working with your house's plce and situation than relying in intrusive technology and hi-tech mateirals. In this book, Christopher Day draws on his extensive experience to explain the key principles of eco-home design, using common-sense methods to create a pleasant, comfortable and healthy home. With beautifully simple hand-drawn illustrations, Christopher takes you through: - Using the local topography, combined with landscaping, to improve your home's microclimate - Designing to keep your home dry and warm in the winter, and cool in the summer - Minimizing hidden environmental impacts - Making the house safe and healthy, both emotionally and physically The book includes several case studies of eco hoomes, reviewing (with hindsight) what worked well and what could have been better.
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